The Course - King Solomon High School

The CourseA new exciting Biology course will be starting in September 2008. Inthe new course students will learn about developments in the fascinatingWorld of Biology and will contextualise the core fundamental biologicalprinciples, while developing an appreciation of how society makesdecisions about biological issues.The A’ level is divided in different topics covering a huge range fromgenetics to disease to fertility. Assessment takes the form of 3 modulesat AS and 3 modules at A2. Practical skills are an important elementand are assessed at AS and A2. Students will learn from two experiencedA’ Level Biology teachers and each teacher will cover different topics.Progress is closely monitored through past paper questions set forhomework tasks and end of unit tests.More course details will be available later in the year.Who teaches the course?Mrs Ruthven, Mr Kooyman, Mr LambertAverage grade achieved at A’ level:100% pass rate for Biology at AS and 92% pass rate at A2 for 2007.Course requirements preferred:Students must have studied Additional Science at GCSE. Students whohave achieved a grade B or higher at Additional GCSE are more likelyto succeed in A Level Biology. Students who did not study the Highercontent at GCSE Additional science should not consider studyingBiology at A Level as they will find it extremely difficult to access thecontent.BIOLOGY